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French and Confederate Armies Near Arras in May Campaign
From the London Gazette and camp reports dated May 23 to May 29, the French Army moves from Cambray toward Arras, extending lines with the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene aligning forces near Vitry and Esquerchin. Skirmishes yield prisoners and guards captured while observers report fortifications, bridges, and sap work near Douay, Lens, and Arleux as both sides prepare for a possible battle. Messages note movements from Berlin and Warsaw, with Swedish forces marching toward Wallachia. Reports from Ghent and Tournay describe strategic fortifications and supply routes, while observers in Equerchin await clearer enemy motion amid fog.
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Douay
N.o
Cambray
Oily
Lete
Arras
Spain
Prince of Savoy
Henri Lietard
Duke of Marlborough
Count Tilly
Dichy
Ferin
Prince Eugene
Vitry
Esquerchin
Foo
Berlin
Warsaw
Augustus
Marienburg
Sweden
Wallachia
Waywode
Kiev
Hungary
Poland
Etrees
Arleux
Lens
Donay
Prince of Nassau
Courtray
Bethune
Bapaume
Picardy
Ghent
Tournay
Oftervant
Equerchin
St. Eloy
Ar*ras
Joynus
Antwerp